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Our Trek begins to East Upper Mustang On my last night in Lo Manthang K knocked on my door. Earlier in the night his own guide had finally relented and agreed to take him to eastern Upper Mustang as well. The old man had come to thank me for making this happen. I felt a …

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The famous caves and cave monasteries of Lo Manthang The previous day had been filled with discovering the castles and fortresses of Lo Manthang along with exploring the four monasteries of Lo Manthang. Today it was about venturing out to the north of the former kingdoms capital. It’s here that you can find the famous …

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The famous monasteries of Lo Manthang After exploring the great castles of Lo Manthang and filling up with a good lunch from our host Prema it was time to finally visit the fabled monasteries. Lo Manthangs monasteries or Gompas, have built up quite a reputation over the years and have attracted many tourists. Some guidebooks …

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Exploring the city of Lo Mantang After arriving into Lo Manthang yesterday we took a rest in the evening in preparation for exploring Lo Manthangs castles. We stayed at Norling Guesthouse run by the very likable Prema who has hot water showers that are better than most places in Kathmandu. K visited me that evening …

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A western route in Upper Mustang or the classic route We set off from the near deserted winter township of Tsarang we arrived in yesterday by 5pm from Geling and Ghami. This afternoon we would arrive in the Kingdom of Lo or rather Lo Manthang. There was a drive to reach such a fabled destination …

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The scenery changes in Upper Mustang every day After a reasonable nights sleep in the ever colder Upper Mustang and a hearty double breakfast of porridge I felt slightly more prepared to take on today’s trek. Yesterdays trek from Chhussang, Ghyakar, Samar, Chungsi Ranchung Cave and Syanbouche had been tiring. We began with an inclined …

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The second day brings the first tough trek in Upper Mustang & our first encounter with the infamous road constuction It was always going to be a long day. But somehow that doesn’t quite sink in until the day actually starts and you realize it will end after about 8 hours of trekking. This would …

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